“What’s the matter, Honey?” Dushan asked Chioma. “Remember how I told you that I really wanted that assignment on the latest Taliban restrictions on Afghan women?” “Yes.” “Well, Lydia decided to send Josh, one of our male reporters instead.” “Did she tell you why she decided to send him instead of you?” “She said that… Read More Taliban Restrictions & Assignments
Read Genesis 3:1-6 Is it wrong to want to be like God? The serpent told Eve that if she ate the fruit which God told her not to eat, she would not die but would be like Him knowing good and evil. This, of course, appealed to Eve. Who wouldn’t like to be our heavenly… Read More Wanting to Be Wise
“To cut off the sensitive sexual organ of a girl is directly against the honesty of nature, a distortion to her womanhood, and an abuse of her fundamental human right”– Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere When you hear about female genital mutilation (FGM), you automatically think of Africa where more than 125 million girls and women alive… Read More FGM in America
“This apple is so delicious,” Avril exclaimed. “It’s sweet and tart at the same time. Now, I know why Eve couldn’t resist eating one.” “Why do you assume that it was an apple she ate?” Donny asked. “Why couldn’t it have been a plum or a mango or some other fruit?” “I don’t know. In… Read More The Forbidden Fruit
When I look at the night sky and see the work of Your fingers—the moon and the stars You have set in place—what are mortals that You should think of us, mere humans that You should care for us? (Psalm 8:3, 4) When I think of how God made the first two humans I feel… Read More Special to God
“Before we study today, I just want to say that I read the book, Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge which you both recommended and it was a complete waste of my time.” Carole and Susan stared at her. “Why was it a waste of time?” Susan asked, peering over her glasses. “I have a… Read More Not Captivating
“We are all slaves,” Todd declared and Marsha stared at him. “What do you mean by that?” she wondered. “It’s what my pastor said last week.” “Where did he get that information from?” “The Bible, of course. It’s in chapter six of Romans, verses twenty to twenty-two. We are either slaves of sin or slaves… Read More We Are All Slaves
I wasn’t married but I was pregnant. It happened when my boyfriend and I got frisky and ended up in bed. I felt guilty afterwards because I was supposed to be a Christian. I was raised in a strict Baptist family and having sex or getting pregnant before marriage was a no no. So, to… Read More Love a Second Time Around
And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” – Genesis 2:18 I was studying a lesson on the first two chapters of Genesis and one of the questions asked was, “What parts of the created world talk to you in… Read More Companionship
And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ Cursed is the ground on account of you; in hard labor you will eat of it all the days of your… Read More Listen to God
Notes to Women 